Sati kinh chah tahahun durau

Chaupai 3, Under Doha 53 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

सती कीन्ह चह तहँहुँ दुराऊ। देखहु नारि सुभाव प्रभाऊ॥ निज माया बलु हृदयँ बखानी। बोले बिहसि रामु मृदु बानी॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

satī kīinha caha tahaṃhū durāū। dekhahu nāri subhāva prabhāū॥ nija māyā balu hṛdayaṃ bakhānī। bole bihasi rāmu mṛdu bānī॥ 3 ॥

Meaning

See the force of a woman's nature: Sati still wanted to conceal herself even there. Speaking in his heart of the power of his own maya, Rama smiled and spoke in a gentle voice.

Context

This is Chaupai 3, Under Doha 53 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Sati's Doubt and Remorse”. The episode describes Sati's doubt about Rama's divinity, her failed test, and deep remorse.

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